Owen Hurley
There are approximately 29 people named Owen Hurley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,819,115 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Owen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hurley. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
29
1 in 11,819,115
Named Owen
218K
Alive today
Named Hurley
46K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 218K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2016
Average age: 17
Estimated bearers: 46K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #870
Per 100K: 13.49
Top ancestry: White (90.7%)
First name trend
Owen: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Owen. The peak year was 2016 with 10,328 births. The average person named Owen today is 17 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hurley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hurley, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 90.7%.
- White90.7%
- Black or African American4.6%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- Two or more races1.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Owen has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0637% of the US population, based on 218,199 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Hurley appears at a rate of 13.49 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0135%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 29 people with the full name Owen Hurley. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Owen Hurley: questions and answers
How many people are named Owen Hurley?
We estimate approximately 29 people in the United States share the full name Owen Hurley. That works out to about 1 in 11,819,115 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0637%) with the surname frequency (13.49 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Owen Hurley?
We classify Owen Hurley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,819,115 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Owen a male or female name?
Owen is predominantly male. Out of 239,054 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Owen profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.